JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Application filed under Order XIV Rule 8 of Original Side Rules read with Section 12 of the Guardian and Wards Act, praying to grant interim custody of the applicant''s daughter, Varsha Venkat, aged about 12 years and his son, Raghav Venkat aged about 2 years who are now under the custody of the respondent by directing the respondent to hand over custody to his children to him.)

1. Application No.3076 of 2023 has been filed by the applicant / petitioner, who is the father of the minor child seeking permission to grant interim custody of the minor children Varsha Venkat aged 12 years and Raghav Venkat aged 2 years. He has filed the Original Petition seeking permanent custody and guardianship of the children.

2. Heard the learned counsels for the applicant and the respondent and perused the materials available on record.

Application in brief:-

3. The applicant / petitioner is the father of the children and the respondent is their mother; the marriage between the petitioner and the respondent is a love cum arranged marriage and at the time of marriage, the couples were living at U.S.A.; a female child namely Varsha Venkat and another child Raghav Venkat were born to the c